Standards Mapping

UT.GD1.1.1a

Identify key figures and designers in the history of gaming (Ralph Baer/father of video games, Nolan Bushnell/founder of Atari, Shigeru Miyamoto/key figure in Nintendo, etc.)

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• 1.2 History of Video Games

Game Development in Unity (3.9)

• 1.1 History of Video Games

UT.GD1.1.1b

Identify early games (Pong, Pac-Man, Donkey Kong, Space Invaders, Centipede, Missile Command, Asteroids, etc.)

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• 1.2 History of Video Games

Game Development in Unity (3.9)

• 1.1 History of Video Games

UT.GD1.1.1c

Understand important milestones in gaming (why gaming boomed or dwindled over the years, Golden age of arcade video games, the North American Video Game crash of 1983, etc.)

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• 1.2 History of Video Games

Game Development in Unity (3.9)

• 1.1 History of Video Games

UT.GD1.1.1d

Console Wars—Generations of Consoles (Nintendo, Sony, Microsoft, Sega, etc.)

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• 1.2 History of Video Games

Game Development in Unity (3.9)

• 1.1 History of Video Games

UT.GD1.1.2a

Game Ratings—Students will be familiar with the ESRB (Entertainment Software Rating Board) and its ratings categories: eC—Early Childhood, E—Everyone, E 10+—Everyone 10 and up, T—Teen, M—Mature, AO—Adults Only, RP—Rating Pending

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• 7.2 Ethical Considerations

Game Development in Unity (3.9)

• 9.4 Ethical Considerations

UT.GD1.1.3a

Explain how social gaming has evolved from meeting at a physical location to online groups. (Arcade, sleepovers, online party gaming, etc.)

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• 1.5 Social Gaming

Game Development in Unity (3.9)

• 12.1 Social Gaming

UT.GD1.1.3b

Understand the economic impacts of the Video Game industry. (physical to digital distribution, evolution of advertising, growth of gaming industry, etc.)

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• 1.4 The Impact of Video Games

Game Development in Unity (3.9)

• 9.6 Impact of Video Games

UT.GD1.1.3c

Understand the impact of gaming in other industries. (Health, education, military simulations, etc.)

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• 1.4 The Impact of Video Games

Game Development in Unity (3.9)

• 9.6 Impact of Video Games

UT.GD1.2.1a

Identify game strategies -Victory / Loss conditions (high score, fastest time, most levels, % indicator, end of story)

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• 5.2 What Makes a Good Game?

Game Development in Unity (3.9)

• 1.2 Types of Games
• 1.3 MDA Framework
• 1.4 Game Design Document (GDD)

UT.GD1.2.1b

Identify Player Motivation (Bartle’s Four Types of Gamers – socializers, achievers, explorers, and “griefer”)

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• 5.2 What Makes a Good Game?

Game Development in Unity (3.9)

• 1.2 Types of Games

UT.GD1.2.1c

Identify the feedback needed for progress in the game (defeating enemies, earning points, reducing health, specific sounds, winning screen, points earned, life lost, etc.)

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• 4.1 Gameplay and Effects
• 4.5 Sound Effects

Game Development in Unity (3.9)

• 1.3 MDA Framework
• 1.4 Game Design Document (GDD)
• 4.6 Menu and Heads-up Display
• 5.5 Gameplay and Effects
• 5.9 Sound Effects
• 5.10 Heads-up Display (HUD) Score

UT.GD1.2.1d

Understand duration (levels, time, rooms, lives, etc.)

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• 5.2 What Makes a Good Game?

Game Development in Unity (3.9)

• 1.3 MDA Framework
• 1.4 Game Design Document (GDD)
• 4.6 Menu and Heads-up Display
• 4.7 Level Up: Zany Slopes

UT.GD1.2.2a

Understand design functionality (determine what to include in the game with regard to movements, power-ups, jumping, avoiding obstacles, collecting, etc.)

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• 3.2 Building a Scene with Prefabs
• 3.3 Game Physics
• 4.1 Gameplay and Effects
• 4.7 Make It Your Own
• 8.1 Model Creation
• 8.2 Character Animation

Game Development in Unity (3.9)

• 4.2 Tilemaps
• 4.3 Game Mechanics
• 4.4 Scripting Mechanics
• 4.5 AI in Games
• 5.1 Scene Building with Prefabs
• 5.2 Game Physics
• 5.4 Character Rigging and Animation
• 5.5 Gameplay and Effects
• 5.11 Make It Your Own

UT.GD1.2.2b

Create usability in game control (implement the ability for the player to change movements, switching views, etc.)

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• 3.3 Game Physics
• 4.2 Cameras
• 8.2 Character Animation

Game Development in Unity (3.9)

• 4.4 Scripting Mechanics
• 5.2 Game Physics
• 5.4 Character Rigging and Animation
• 5.6 Cameras and Multiplayers

UT.GD1.2.2c

Describe accessibility (refers to what is used to play the game -- keyboard and mouse, joystick, game controller, touch screen, motion control/gyroscope, etc.)

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• 7.1 Project: Gaming Platforms

Game Development in Unity (3.9)

• 1.5 Design Accessible Games
• 12.2 Project: Gaming Platforms

UT.GD1.2.2d

Understand immersion (feeling part of the game, emotions, etc.)

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• 4.1 Gameplay and Effects
• 5.3 Storyboarding
• 5.4 Develop Your Game Ideas
• 5.5 Create Your Storyboards

Game Development in Unity (3.9)

• 1.3 MDA Framework
• 5.5 Gameplay and Effects
• 6.2 Storyboard Gameplay
• 6.3 Refine Your Game Design
• 7.1 Developing for VR
• 7.2 Create a 3D World for VR

UT.GD1.2.3a

Design of World/Background (dark and gloomy, 8-bit art, photorealistic graphics, parallax, etc.)

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• 3.2 Building a Scene with Prefabs
• 4.3 Lighting Effects

Game Development in Unity (3.9)

• 1.3 MDA Framework
• 4.1 Sprites and Animations
• 5.1 Scene Building with Prefabs
• 5.7 Lighting Effects
• 6.1 Design Core Gameplay

UT.GD1.2.3b

Player View -- Students will understand the importance of "Player View" in game design, understanding the many view options: Two-Dimensional (flat, 2D-world, platform games are usually 2Dgames); Isometric (3/4 perspective); First-Person (from the character's point of view -- you don't see the character); Third Person (view from behind the character -- you see the character -- often an over the shoulder view); Top-Down (looking down from the top -- you usually see the character)

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• 4.2 Cameras

Game Development in Unity (3.9)

• 4.1 Sprites and Animations
• 4.2 Tilemaps
• 5.3 Projectiles and Character Controllers
• 5.6 Cameras and Multiplayers
• 5.8 Particle Systems

UT.GD1.2.4a

Understand diegetic elements (elements that come from the world in the game -- sounds, graphics, etc.)

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• 4.1 Gameplay and Effects
• 4.4 Particle Systems
• 4.5 Sound Effects

Game Development in Unity (3.9)

• 4.5 AI in Games
• 5.3 Projectiles and Character Controllers
• 5.5 Gameplay and Effects
• 5.7 Lighting Effects
• 5.8 Particle Systems
• 5.9 Sound Effects
• 7.2 Create a 3D World for VR

UT.GD1.2.4b

Understand non-diegetic elements (in the game but added on top of the world - health bar, score, narration, etc.)

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• 4.6 User Interface (UI)

Game Development in Unity (3.9)

• 4.6 Menu and Heads-up Display
• 5.10 Heads-up Display (HUD) Score

UT.GD1.3.1a

Identify different console game platforms: Atari (2600, Lynx, etc.); Nintendo (NES, Gameboy, SNES, DS, Wii, Switch, etc.); Sony (PS series, PS Vita, PSP, etc.); Microsoft (Xbox series – Xbox, 360, One); Sega (Master System, Genesis, Sega-CD, Game gear, Dreamcast, etc.); Other (Neo Geo, Turbo Grafx 16, Arcade Cabinet, etc.)

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• 1.2 History of Video Games
• 7.1 Project: Gaming Platforms

Game Development in Unity (3.9)

• 1.1 History of Video Games
• 7.1 Developing for VR
• 12.2 Project: Gaming Platforms

UT.GD1.3.1b

Identify different desktop/laptop game platforms: Windows; Mac OS; Linux

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• 7.1 Project: Gaming Platforms

Game Development in Unity (3.9)

• 12.2 Project: Gaming Platforms

UT.GD1.3.1c

Identify different mobile device game platforms: iOS; Android

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• 7.1 Project: Gaming Platforms

Game Development in Unity (3.9)

• 12.2 Project: Gaming Platforms

UT.GD1.3.2a

Identify considerations (strengths and weaknesses) when developing for a particular platform, or multiple platforms. Examples are: display size, hardware (performance, graphics, storage, etc.), input method, portability, affordability

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• 7.1 Project: Gaming Platforms

Game Development in Unity (3.9)

• 4.6 Menu and Heads-up Display
• 5.7 Lighting Effects
• 7.1 Developing for VR
• 12.2 Project: Gaming Platforms

UT.GD1.3.3a

Understand impact of cloud computing and processing on game design. Examples include: broad distribution channel, updates without user involvement, dependence on internet connectivity, system dependence on publisher hardware

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• 7.1 Project: Gaming Platforms

Game Development in Unity (3.9)

• 12.2 Project: Gaming Platforms

UT.GD1.3.4a

Identify different distribution channels: Physical media, Digital download (Minecraft, League of Legends, etc), Steam, Epic Game Store, Apple Arcade, Console-specific Digital Distribution (Xbox Live, Playstation Network, etc.)

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• 7.1 Project: Gaming Platforms

Game Development in Unity (3.9)

• 7.1 Developing for VR
• 10.2 Launch Your Game
• 12.2 Project: Gaming Platforms

UT.GD1.4.1a

Game Genres—Students will be able to identify the following game genre categories (categories of games based on challenges): Action (includes physical challenges), Adventure (focuses on an interactive story), Role Playing Game/RPG (player undertakes a quest in a fictional world), Simulation (used to simulate a real setting), Strategy (decision making/skillful thinking and planning), Hybrid (combination of 2 or more above genres)

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• 1.3 Categorizing Games

Game Development in Unity (3.9)

• 1.2 Types of Games

UT.GD1.4.2a

Game Types—Students will be able to identify the following game types:, Single-player (player vs. the situation), Two-player (player vs. another player), Multiplayer competitive (every player for themselves - against each other), Multiplayer cooperative (all of us in this together to defeat the enemy), Team-based (our team vs. their team, each team controlled by one or many players)

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• 1.3 Categorizing Games

Game Development in Unity (3.9)

• 1.2 Types of Games

UT.GD1.5.1a

Develop a concept with considerations for plan, cost, and time.

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• 5.4 Develop Your Game Ideas

Game Development in Unity (3.9)

• 6.1 Design Core Gameplay

UT.GD1.5.1b

Create a game proposal "Pitch Document" (components include: goal, characters, environment, obstacles, platform)

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• 5.4 Develop Your Game Ideas
• 6.3 Finish Your Game

Game Development in Unity (3.9)

• 6.1 Design Core Gameplay

UT.GD1.5.1c

Create a storyboard

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• 5.5 Create Your Storyboards

Game Development in Unity (3.9)

• 6.2 Storyboard Gameplay

UT.GD1.5.1d

Sketch and plan characters (protagonist, antagonist)

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• 5.4 Develop Your Game Ideas
• 5.5 Create Your Storyboards
• 6.2 Prototype, Test, and Repeat

Game Development in Unity (3.9)

• 6.2 Storyboard Gameplay
• 6.3 Refine Your Game Design
• 8.2 Develop a Prototype and Test

UT.GD1.5.2a

Put together a "Game Design Document" (the overall blueprint) and include the following components: title, genre, game type, brief description, rules of the game, design of levels and rooms, script, game mechanics, game goals, select which platform the game will be developed for, select a game engine

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• 5.4 Develop Your Game Ideas
• 6.3 Finish Your Game

Game Development in Unity (3.9)

• 1.4 Game Design Document (GDD)
• 6.3 Refine Your Game Design
• 10.1 Finish Your Game

UT.GD1.5.3a

Create art and text

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• 3.2 Building a Scene with Prefabs
• 4.6 User Interface (UI)
• 4.7 Make It Your Own

Game Development in Unity (3.9)

• 4.1 Sprites and Animations
• 5.1 Scene Building with Prefabs
• 5.10 Heads-up Display (HUD) Score
• 5.11 Make It Your Own

UT.GD1.5.3b

Develop sounds for the game

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• 4.5 Sound Effects

Game Development in Unity (3.9)

• 5.9 Sound Effects

UT.GD1.5.3c

Implement scripting as needed

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• 3.3 Game Physics
• 4.2 Cameras
• 4.4 Particle Systems
• 4.5 Sound Effects
• 4.6 User Interface (UI)
• 4.7 Make It Your Own
• 8.1 Model Creation
• 8.2 Character Animation
• 8.3 AI in Unity

Game Development in Unity (3.9)

• 4.4 Scripting Mechanics
• 4.5 AI in Games
• 5.2 Game Physics
• 5.4 Character Rigging and Animation
• 5.6 Cameras and Multiplayers
• 5.8 Particle Systems
• 5.9 Sound Effects
• 5.10 Heads-up Display (HUD) Score
• 5.11 Make It Your Own
• 7.2 Create a 3D World for VR

UT.GD1.5.3d

Create game animations

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• 4.4 Particle Systems
• 8.2 Character Animation

Game Development in Unity (3.9)

• 4.1 Sprites and Animations
• 5.4 Character Rigging and Animation
• 5.8 Particle Systems

UT.GD1.5.3e

Design the User lnterface/UI components (could include inventory, score, health bar, lives, navigation, powerbar, text indicators, maps, level, sound on/off, etc.)

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• 4.6 User Interface (UI)

Game Development in Unity (3.9)

• 4.6 Menu and Heads-up Display
• 5.10 Heads-up Display (HUD) Score

UT.GD1.5.3f

Create an analog or digital prototype version of a game

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• 6.1 Prototyping and Testing
• 6.2 Prototype, Test, and Repeat

Game Development in Unity (3.9)

• 8.1 Prototyping and Testing
• 8.2 Develop a Prototype and Test
• 8.3 Develop a Minimum Viable Product

UT.GD1.5.4a

Post-Production (Game Testing and Release)—Students will understand and explain the process of game testing and release the game after it has been developed: Alpha Testing (in-house/controlled, small group testing to find and repair bugs and glitches, make needed adjustments); Beta Testing (outside, large group testing to receive feedback from selected end users, make needed adjustments and repairs that were not discovered in-house); Game Release (game is open for playing); Game Maintenance (provide updates, repair more identified bugs and glitches)

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• 6.1 Prototyping and Testing
• 6.2 Prototype, Test, and Repeat
• 6.3 Finish Your Game

Game Development in Unity (3.9)

• 8.1 Prototyping and Testing
• 8.2 Develop a Prototype and Test
• 8.3 Develop a Minimum Viable Product
• 10.1 Finish Your Game

UT.GD1.6.1a

Identify personal interests and abilities related to game development, such as: Identify personal creative talents; Identify organizational and leadership skills; Identify special interest areas

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• 7.4 Careers in Game Design
• 7.5 Scavenger Hunt: Careers in Game Design

Game Development in Unity (3.9)

• 9.1 Careers in Game Development

UT.GD1.6.1b

Identify the primary game development job titles, such as: Lead Programmer, Lead Designer, General Game Designer, Mechanics Designer, Level Designer/World Builder, User Interface (UI) Designer, Animator, Writer, Audio Director, Art Director, Project Manager, etc

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• 7.5 Scavenger Hunt: Careers in Game Design

Game Development in Unity (3.9)

• 9.1 Careers in Game Development
• 9.2 Game Industry Insights

UT.GD1.6.1c

Investigate career opportunities, trends, and requirements related to game development careers.

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• 7.3 Game Industry Insights
• 7.5 Scavenger Hunt: Careers in Game Design

Game Development in Unity (3.9)

• 9.1 Careers in Game Development
• 9.2 Game Industry Insights

UT.GD1.6.2a

Identify factors for employability and advancement in the game industry.

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• 7.3 Game Industry Insights
• 7.5 Scavenger Hunt: Careers in Game Design

Game Development in Unity (3.9)

• 9.1 Careers in Game Development
• 9.2 Game Industry Insights

UT.GD1.6.2b

Research existing game development studios to determine what training is required.

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• 7.3 Game Industry Insights

Game Development in Unity (3.9)

• 9.2 Game Industry Insights

UT.GD1.6.2c

Research universities and colleges to determine programs, degrees and training availability.

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• 7.6 Further Education

Game Development in Unity (3.9)

• 12.3 Further Education

UT.GD1.6.2d

Develop employability competencies/characteristics: responsibility, dependability, ethics, respect, and cooperation.

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• 5.4 Develop Your Game Ideas
• 6.2 Prototype, Test, and Repeat
• 6.3 Finish Your Game
• 7.2 Ethical Considerations

Game Development in Unity (3.9)

• 9.4 Ethical Considerations
• 9.5 Representation in Technology
• 10.1 Finish Your Game